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Sunday, January 15, 2017

QUIET DREAMS: 2017 CD RELEASE from HILDE HEFTE

Janice: Hilde, I'm so excited to hear that you have a new CD about
to be released. Can you give us an idea of the content?

Hilde: Thank you dear Janice, I’m more than excited myself and
at the same time it’s like sending my child out in the world on its own
for the first time. :)

In my opinion this is
my most personal and original album. I am taking you with me out on the
ocean, you’ll be flying with the birds, diving with whales and much
more.

You’ll find beautiful ballads, and a very special, groove-based a
capella composition called “The End – TBA”.

On this album I have
composed and written lyrics for seven out of nine tracks, done all the
music-arrangements, I’m playing all instruments on 75 % of the tracks,
and I did all vocals.

The album is called 'Quiet Dreams' after one of the compositions.On
this recording I'm creating my own little universe.

Triggered by being
asked to write the commission work for Tall Ships Races 2015 I started
composing more music and by this exploring new sides in my musical universe.

Water
has always been a huge part of my life and I love this element. Because
of this I called the Tall Ships composition «Sea Stories».

When I went
to the studio I brought with me part 1, 2 and 3 from this commissioned
work and composed some more to bring with me too. AND I also brought
with me a lullaby called «Nu til hvile går" written by my great
grandmother. My great grandmother sang this for my grandmother, she sang
it for my mother, my mother sang it to me and I sang it for my son when
he was little.

Janice: Who are the
players?

Hilde: The content is maybe a little
bit different from what most people know of/about Hilde Hefte. Hopefully
the music speaks for itself - AND I am so proud both of this album and
myself.

The players and few (and excellent), but the main work is done by me. :)